Inside Out with Paul Mecurio

Lewis Black - billiant comedian and my good friend (yes I have friends), talks about everything from comedy, to acting, to writing plays, to us writing "The Daily Show - Back in Black" segment together. We also get to hear his girly ringtone. Lewis has been a good friend for a long time and it's an honor to have him on the show.

Bob Costas, legendary sports broadcaster and Paul's friend who has appeared in Paul's Sports Comedy Show on HBO, talks about his beginnings in broadcasting and some of the cool jobs he's had going back to calling minor league hockey games for a team that was the basis of the team in "Slipshot." A great story. Bob tells what got him hooked on broadcasting as a kid in St. Louis, his love of baseball...

Frank Caliendo, hilarious comedian and the best impressionist out there. He had his own show on TBS, "Frank TV" and appeared regularly on FOX NFL Sunday. He also appears on ESPN. My favorite impression he does, Jon Gruden. He made his name doing Hall of Fame NFL Coach, John Madden. His Morgan Freeman is insanely good, especially when you consider Frank's a white guy, at least that's what he claims...

With it being the week of the U.S. Tennis Open I thought I'd bring you and interview with the controversial, Nick Bollettieri - THE premier tennis coach and mentor in the sport. He has coached the top players in the sport such as Andre Agassi, Serena Williams, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Monica Seles, and countless others. We talk about his career in tennis, what it was like being an influence in t...

Meredith Vieira, Host of "The Meredith Vieira Show," "The View," "The Today Show," "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "60 Minutes." A super fun interview with my good friend - talk about being her Emmy award winning work as a journalist & host, growing up in Rhode Island (we are both from there), not wearing underwear, the crush I have alway had on her and why she would NEVER have dated me! A...

Dave Holmes. Dave was a fixture on MTV in the early 2000's as a host. He's gone on to host shows on FX and write weekly TV recaps for Vulture.com . We chat about his Nerdist podcast, his experiences managing live crowds and what it was like coming out.

Rob has a podcast where he talks about strategic Reality TV Shows like Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and Celebrity Apprentice. "Rob Has A Podcast " has won People’s Choice Podcast Awards. Rob is a former two-time Survivor contestant and was named the "Horny Manipulator" by the Survivor fans, He talks how he found his way on to Survivor, reveals what some of the strategies are to win and...

This week I talk to Jimmy Dore, a very funny, political comedian and radio personality. We have a smart, funny discussion about his recent book,"Your Country is Just Not That Into You." We discuss our politcal system, and how the media, government, and banks have been slowly ruining the American economy. We also get into his start in Comedy, what makes for good and bad comedy and comedy clubs and...

Carnie Wilson. Founding member of the chart-topper band "Wilson Phillips", talk show host, and daughter of "Beach Boy" Brian Wilson. Carnie is amazing; really funny, poignant, and a little nutty! This conversation runs the gambit - from talking about forming her band and creating music, to finding her musical genius father in the pool with all his clothes on with "The Who's" Keith Moon, to recordi...

Anthony Cumia. Host of "The Anthony Cumia Show" and formerly of the hugely popular Opie & Anthony Show. We talk about his days on Opie & Anthony, my being on that show as a guest, the fun we had and some of the stupid but hilarious pranks we did (you have to listen to hear what they were). He has a great story about how he and Opie came together, what got the show canceled at one point and...

Emmy and Golden Globe Winning Comedian, Actor, Paul Reiser. Paul is a comic legend. He created and starred in the huge hit, "Mad About You." Paul has a fascinating story about how "Mad About You" was created, his efforts to make the show as realistic as possible, and some really funny stories about acting opposite Emmy and Golden Globe Winning actress Helen Hunt. This is a great look behind the sc...

Comedian Bill Burr. My friend Bill has one of the most astute, original and well-honed comedic points of view of any comedian today. We talk his hilarious animated show "F is for Family" on Netflix, politics, why people can suck at times, our beloved New England Patriots (he's from Boston and I'm from Rhode Island), his start in comedy working in NYC, and more. This is Bill at his best, unrestrain...

A once-in-a-lifetime interview with the greatest and most influential songwriter/musician the world has ever seen. This interview is all about Sir Paul's creative life and work, how he writes songs, life early on starting out as a Beatle (he has great stories about being on the road with no money when the Beatles were young lads starting out), how the Beatles wrote together, and how and why the Be...

Bryan Cranston. 4-Time Emmy Winner for his role as Walter White in "Breaking Bad." A brilliant actor, Bryan talks about, "Breaking Bad," his latest film "Trumbo," and the era of blacklisting in Hollywood, how his difficult childhood coming from a broken home led him to feel "lost," and how acting helped him find direction in his life and much more. Bryan also has very interesting insights into wha...

Stephen Colbert of "The Late Show." Stephen and I talk about our days working together on "The Daily Show," his experiences leading up to working on "The Daily Show" and how the "The Colbert Report" was created. Stephen also gives us a really cool, exclusive behind the scenes blow-by-blow of the Daft Punk controversy on his show and explains why I'm his idol (ok, that last part not so much).

Comedian, Writer, Michael Ian Black. A very original, prolific comedy voice, Michael is one of the founders of the ground-breaking sketch group, "The State" on MTV. Michael has starred in "The Jim Gaffigan Show," "Viva Vareity," "Stella," "Ed" and the movie, "Wet Hot Summer." We have a very cool, fun conversation about Michael's current comedy special, his book, having kids, why he can write a chi...

Actor Linas Phillips. Talks about acting, being in "Eastbound and Down," waking 1,000 miles following filmmaker Werner Herzog, making films, his latest film produced by Jay and Mark Duplass which he stars in - "Manson Family Vacation," and more.

Brian Scott McFadden, comedian and premiere voice over actor. Brian is hilarious, he's appeared on The Late Show w/David Letterman, The Late, Late Show w/Craig Ferguson and is a huge voice over actor. He's the voice of the #1 Sheep in the Serta Mattress Commercials, has been heard in Ice Age 2, and was the voice of the Talking Monkey in the Budweiser Super Bowl commercial. He's also appeared in th...

Legendary Comedian and actor, Larry Miller. One of Hollywood's most recognizable faces, Larry has appeared in over 100 films and TV shows, starring alongside Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, in The Princess Diaries, The Nutty Professor, and numerous appearances on The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno and The Late Show w/David Letterman. Larry started comedy in NYC with Jerry Seinfeld and Pau...

Bianca Kajlich and Ellie Knaus are two of hollywood's hottest actresses, appearing on such hit shows as NBC's "Undateable," CBS's "Rules of Engagements," ABC's "Happy Endings," and in the hit feature films "Made of Honor" and "The Rocker." They also host the hilarious podcast, "Atomic Moms." This interview is so fun because it covers a lot of interesting, varied topics including, working in televi...

John Riggi. Producer, writer, director, comedian. You've probably heard of some of the shows he's worked on, WIll & Grace, The Comeback, 30 Rock? Great chat with John - talks about working on 30 Rock with Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, what it's like to work as a writer & producer on some of the biggest comedy shows, and how TV shows get made. John is one of TV's heavy hitters; E...

Thomas Friedman is an internationally renowned author, reporter, and the foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times, not to mention a recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes and the author of six bestselling books. He appears regularly on "Charlie Rose," CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC as a commentator. In this fascinating conversation, Friedman discusses his days as a youth in Minnesota caddying for pro g...

SPECIAL TELEVISION TAPING. This week's guest is the brilliantly funny Gilbert Gottfried. This was filmed as a television taping before a live studio audience at NYC's Comedy Cellar at The Village Underground. We had a blast - the live audience made it really fun; Gilbert was his usual insane self while revealing a lot about the REAL Gilbert, like why he tells jokes right after major catastrophes l...

Mark Kelley. Mark Kelley is the bassist for The Roots, the band on The Tonight Show. We talk about the fascinating instrument that is the bass guitar. We also chat about what it's like playing on the tonight show, and his oceanography. He's a very cool dude, it's a great conversation.

Larry The Cable Guy. Larry the Cable Guy, or Daniel Lawrence Whitney, and I sit down and chat about his career, the creation of his character Larry The Cable Guy, and where it has taken him since then. It's a great chat with an interesting dude, take a listen.